Jerry Seib: Jeb Bush and the 2016 Election

The consequences of Jeb Bush’s decision to run for president will affect the entire Republican field of candidates. WSJ’s Jerry Seib explains. Photo: AP

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... it's amazing how with the midterm elections just two weeks past the conversation the political world as a return to that next election ... the twenty sixteen presidential action ... for a lot of questions beneath that big one but on the Republican side is only one in this this ... will Jeb Bush run are not for now that's the question is freezing all the other action place ... will be reminded of that here in Washington this week on Thursday when he comes to make a speech to his own education think tank ... my colleague Beth Reinhard has a story in the journal say about that ... I think it'll be a reminder of how central the Jeb Bush calamity is for the Republican candidates ... does alot a Republican money that sitting on the sidelines right now waiting to figure out whether he's going to run if he does run ... that established the money isn't the footage of Bush because he's the favorite of most people in the establishment and the fund Republican campaigns ... in this really does affect all the other candidates Chris Christie for example I is in a much better position to run for president Jeb Bush is not in the race to seize also establishment favorite ... a lot of people think Mitt Romney is waiting to see stages visible enough ... I've that if Jeb Bush does run he might slide in and decided to run for president again ... so this is a mega question the thing about Jeb Bush's he has until early next year ... to decide whether he's going to run or not is he will have money available as they said ... plus everyone in the country knows who he is just about he does have to go on and reduce itself to voters ... so I don't think will learn the answer to any these questions in the speech this week we might learn the answer one question though which is best ... will he continue to talk about common core the educational standards that he supports that lots of conservatives ... in his party don't really approve out so far he stocks was guns on that accord thing to watch on Thursday ... does he say the words common core in approving fashion my guess is he well ...